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Example sentences for "upon his"

  • His rifle barrel grew so hot that ordinarily he could not have borne it upon his palms; but he kept on stuffing cartridges into it, and pounding them with his clanking, bending ramrod.

  • He made his horse bound into a gallop almost from a walk in his haste to go upon his mission.

  • Upon his fellows he beamed tenderness and good will.

  • He held the wounded member carefully away from his side so that the blood would not drip upon his trousers.

  • His haggard face was still thrust forward, his under-jaw hanging down, and his eyes staring out before him, when the jailer put his hand upon his arm, and beckoned him away.

  • The old man crossed his arms upon his breast; and, drawing his head and shoulders into a heap, literally hugged himself for joy.

  • Running on thus, and now holding Oliver from her to mark how he had grown, now clasping him to her and passing her fingers fondly through his hair, the good soul laughed and wept upon his neck by turns.

  • It is quite clear that we shall have extreme difficulty in getting to the bottom of this mystery, unless we can bring this man, Monks, upon his knees.

  • Its only sign of animation was to shrink from mine; and then she glided from the chair, and creeping to the other side of her uncle, bowed herself, silently and trembling still, upon his breast.

  • As they looked at her, I looked at her also.

  • It is truly painful to contemplate mankind in such an aspect, Master Copperfield, but our reception was, decidedly, cool.

  • That's the way we're taxed in this country.

  • But this enemy wielded no sword, and his spear and bow remained upon his back.

  • Werper sat up quickly in his blankets at the first alarm, a startled expression upon his countenance; but at the last words of the black a sigh of relief escaped his lips and a slight smile replaced the tense lines upon his face.

  • Never you mind, Pete, dear," said a woman of brilliance and audacity, laying her hand with great affection upon his arm.

  • Never you mind, Pete, dear," said the woman of brilliance and audacity, laying her hand with great affection upon his arm.

  • And the Sultan's Groom turned upside down by the Genii; there he is upon his head!

  • Bear but a touch of my hand there," said the Spirit, laying it upon his heart, "and you shall be upheld in more than this!

  • He held his one treasure to his heart and sang to it the old ditties that its mother was wont to sing when soothing her babe to slumber, until the golden head drooped low upon his breast.

  • The Western Giant goes unarmed; but let the embattled world tread upon his coat-tails if it dares!

  • The landscape swam before his eyes, the pounding of the great guns fell but faintly upon his ear, the Angel of Death had set his seal upon the bronzed brow.

  • A cub, already hunting in dreams, comes whining and nestles down over his heart, while Love's brilliant star pours its splendors full upon his face.

  • The dog crept closer to its master and laid its head upon his breast.

  • The principal thing to be attended to, would be to avoid those articles which had been previously appropriated to the use of a particular State; and there could be no difficulty in ascertaining the revenue system of each.

  • If the federal government can command the aid of the militia in those emergencies which call for the military arm in support of the civil magistrate, it can the better dispense with the employment of a different kind of force.

  • This could always be known from the respective codes of laws, as well as from the information of the members from the several States.

  • If it cannot avail itself of the former, it will be obliged to recur to the latter.

  • The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union) For the Independent Journal.

  • The young man leant his head upon his hand, and made no answer.

  • Lord George, who was lying broad awake, upon his side, and had been staring at him from his entrance.

  • He is upon his patrole of honour, sir, not to leave the premises.

  • But under the influence of this great new happiness she did gain some degree of strength.

  • Their suffrage may, I think, be regarded as one sign of how the thoughtful youth of Scotland estimate the work you have done in the world of letters.

  • Spezzia wheels the blue sea into the arms of the wooded mountains; and we had a glance at Shelley's house at Lerici.

  • That imposing countenance checked the words upon his lips.

  • Holmes pulled a large sheet of tissue-paper out of his pocket and carefully unfolded it upon his knee.

  • Now he sat forward in this arm-chair and spread out the documents upon his knees.

  • I had already begun to suspect Joseph, from the fact that you had intended to travel home with him that night, and that therefore it was a likely enough thing that he should call for you, knowing the Foreign Office well, upon his way.

  • He fought furiously, but the fatal knee pressure came upon his spine so shrewdly as to deprive him of the strength to raise his hands.

  • None save those who have passed through the tests may set eyes upon his temple, nor even speak his name.

  • The one figure which had power to recall him to the actual world suddenly intruded itself upon his field of vision.

  • An inquiry was set on foot, and after diligent investigation they came upon his traces.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    country gentlemen; find employment; lost souls; native village; not well; sauce made; saw his; social science; soldier come from the; unable longer; upon being; upon condition; upon deck; upon examination; upon her; upon him; upon himself; upon landing; upon one; upon our; upon pain; upon that; upon the; upon the other hand; upon this; upon which